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In 1955, south-sider Leon M. Despres was elected to the Chicago City Council and crusaded to ban discrimination, preserve Chicago landmark buildings, and gain equality for African-Americans. This is a historical portrait of the way things were done under Daley, forced to confront the problems Despres championed.Read more...

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"If he did nothing else in his public career, Leon Despres would be justly memorialized for his city council fights against racial discrimination. As incredible as it may seem today . . . Leon Despres was the sole voice on the city council to take up this fight. . . . Despres was indeed a champion for civil rights, for ending political corruption, for opportunities for women, and other causes, and his fight should be remembered." --R. Craig Sautter, coauthor with Curt Johnson of The Wicked City: Chicago from Kenna to CaponeRead more...